Main Entry:

pri·mor·di·al

Pronunciation:

\prī-ˈmȯr-dē-əl\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Late Latin primordialis, from Latin primordium origin, from primus first + ordiri to begin — more at prime, order

Date:

14th century

1 a: first created or developed : primeval 1 b: existing in or persisting from the beginning (as of a solar system or universe) <a primordial gas cloud> c: earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ : primitive <primordial cells>2: fundamental, primary <primordial human joys — Sir Winston Churchill>

— pri·mor·di·al·ly \-dē-ə-lē\ adverb